The Privateers (10-22, 2-12 Southland) were held to two hits, and gave up all runs on the day with two outs in a 6-1 loss to the Lamar Cardinals (20-15, 7-7) on Saturday at Vincent-Beck Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

UNO scored its only run in the top of the first. Samuel Capielano doubled on a fly ball to right field, and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Trevor McCarthy. Hezekiah Randolph scored Capielano with a sacrifice fly to center to give the Privateers a 1-0 lead.

Lamar responded in the bottom of the first.

After back-to-back walks to lead off the game, New Orleans starter Nick Halliday recovered to retire the next two batters including a strike out on clean-up hitter, Brandon Provost. However, the Cardinals scored two runs on a double by Jacoby Middleton.

The score held at 2-1 until the seventh. After Halliday recorded the second out on a fly ball to left in foul territory, UNO Coach Ron Maestri went to the bullpen for Seth Laigast. With Middleton up, Laigast allowed a two-run double that gave the Cardinals extra insurance. Lamar added two more runs in the eighth with an RBI double by Reed Seeley and an RBI triple from Sam Bumpers.

Capielano and Mitchell Alexander recorded the Privateers only hits.

Halliday gave up four earned runs on seven hits in 6.2 innings, his second longest outing of the season. Halliday threw 101 pitches and had four walks and two strikeouts.

Chase Angelle went the distance for the Cardinals and allowed no walks to move to 2-4 on the year.

The series concludes on Sunday with a first pitch at 1 p.m. Darron McKigney takes the ball for the Privateers.